Forex news and forecasts archive for 2004-03-02

02/03/2004 09:20 Japan's Nikkei up 5th day, ends at 21-month high

02/03/2004 09:37 Swiss franc eases as dollar lifted by US data

02/03/2004 09:58 Asian Stocks Advance; Kyocera, Samsung Electronics Pace Gains

02/03/2004 10:02 GERMANY JAN RETAIL SALES SA +3.1% M/M, NSA -1.0% Y/Y

02/03/2004 10:02 GERMANY DEC RETAIL SLS REV. -1.8% M/M, -1.4% Y/Y (-2.3%,-2.5%)

02/03/2004 10:03 GERMANY JAN SA RETAIL SALES +0.8% VS 4Q AVG; 4Q -1.4% Q/Q

02/03/2004 10:52 FRANCE FEB CONSUMER SENTIMENT FALLS TO -23 FROM JAN -22

02/03/2004 11:22 Dollar upbeat in Europe as ISM jobs sector byoys

02/03/2004 11:30 BBK:GERMANY JAN TOTAL REAL SA RETAIL SLS +1.5%% M/M; -1.0% Y/Y

02/03/2004 11:30 BBK:GERMANY JAN RETAIL SLS EX-AUTO/PETROL +1.4% M/M; -1.2% Y/Y

02/03/2004 11:32 French feb consumer morale falls unexpectedly

02/03/2004 13:01 EMU JAN SA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STABLE AT 8.8%

02/03/2004 13:06 Eurozone unemployment flat at 8.8 pct in January

02/03/2004 13:22 ECB: VARIABLE REFI MARGINAL RATE 2.00% VS 2.00% LAST REFI

02/03/2004 13:22 ECB: WEIGHTED AVG RATE OF ALLOTTED REFIS 2.01% VS 2.00% LAST

02/03/2004 13:25 Dollar Gains for Fourth Day in Five Against Euro on Jobs View

02/03/2004 14:03 UK retail sales growth slows slightly in Feb

02/03/2004 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX UNCH W/W WK ENDED FEB 28

02/03/2004 15:47 US ICSC-UBS WKLY CHAIN STORE INDEX +7.9% Y/Y WK ENDED FEB 28

02/03/2004 15:49 Dollar upbeat, buoyed by US jobs optimism

02/03/2004 16:56 US REDBOOK:FINAL FEB STORE SALES +1.2% VS JAN THRU FEB 28 WEEK

02/03/2004 16:57 US REDBOOK: FEBRUARY 2004 STORE SALES +5.3% VS FEBRUARY 2003

02/03/2004 16:57 US REDBOOK:STORE SALES +5.8% IN WK ENDED FEB 28 VS YR AGO WEEK

02/03/2004 16:58 US chain store sales in Feb show strength

02/03/2004 17:04 Bank of Canada cuts rates 25 bps to 2.25 pct

02/03/2004 17:05 ECB Forex reservs down by 0.3 bln euros in wk

02/03/2004 17:37 US stocks ease at open after Monday rally